This comes almost a month after Canonical released an operating system for smartphones that’s yet to hit the market. The first Ubuntu smartphones are expected to launch in October. Currently, hardcore hackers or developers can run Ubuntu on Google’s Nexus 7 tablet. However, with this announcement, Canonical will save you tens of hours of tinkering around with code as there will be a Ubuntu OS specifically built for tablets. We’ll update you on this development as it unfolds.